David Price might be hearing from MLB commissioner Bud Selig after the choice words the Tampa Bay Rays hurler threw at umpire Tom Hallion. Arguing balls and strikes is an ejectable offense on the field. Let's see what happens with the discussion transitions to Twitter.

At issue: whether Hallion told Price to "throw the ball over the f***ing plate." That's what Price claimed Sunday after the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox.

Hallion's response? "I'll come right out bluntly and say he's a liar. I'm denying what he said I said, pretty strongly."

Uh, Bud?

Price wants Selig or someone in charge to take a look at the controversy that kicked up after the seventh inning.

"For him to talk to me that way, no … ," Price said. "Something has to be done about that."

Hallion told a pool reporter he told Price: "I said, 'Just throw the ball.' That's all I said to him." The Tampa Bay Times carried a full transcript of Hallion's remarks.

For a guy who had just won his first game of the season (a slow start for 2012's Cy Young winner), Price might seem happier. Price fanned nine and allowed all three earned runs. Part of his grievance might be that Hallion tossed Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, who was on the bench. Reports said Hallion appeared to be looking at Price.